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<blockquote data-quote="Witchking of Angmar" data-source="post: 2012772" data-attributes="member: 4741">He said there was no need for the PHB because this book has all that you need to play the game. I don't think he meant to imply that it could be used in place of the PHB in a normal game of D&amp;D because it can't. None of the classes are identical to their D&amp;D counterpart.There is no &quot;Spells per level-Tables&quot; because that's not how EQ magic works. It's mana based.Rogues in EQ are NOT D&amp;D rogues by a long shot. Very similar, but not the same.Bards have more differences than similarites between the two systems.All of the EQ classes are different from the standard D&amp;D ones, even those with the same name. EQ clerics can't turn undead and don't get domains. EQ druids cannot wild shape or elemental shape.The reason that there are only attack, defense and summoning spells is because in the online game, that's about all you could do. There are more of course, divinations, mana recovery spells, and more, but at the heart of it, that's all the classes were designed to do -- Fight!I think most of your observations are because you just aren't familiar with the online game. Still though, your points are valid from the perspective of someone who hasn't played the online game.Witchking of Angmaar</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Witchking of Angmar, post: 2012772, member: 4741"] He said there was no need for the PHB because this book has all that you need to play the game. I don't think he meant to imply that it could be used in place of the PHB in a normal game of D&D because it can't. None of the classes are identical to their D&D counterpart. There is no "Spells per level-Tables" because that's not how EQ magic works. It's mana based. Rogues in EQ are NOT D&D rogues by a long shot. Very similar, but not the same. Bards have more differences than similarites between the two systems. All of the EQ classes are different from the standard D&D ones, even those with the same name. EQ clerics can't turn undead and don't get domains. EQ druids cannot wild shape or elemental shape. The reason that there are only attack, defense and summoning spells is because in the online game, that's about all you could do. There are more of course, divinations, mana recovery spells, and more, but at the heart of it, that's all the classes were designed to do -- Fight! I think most of your observations are because you just aren't familiar with the online game. Still though, your points are valid from the perspective of someone who hasn't played the online game. Witchking of Angmaar [/QUOTE]

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